Each medication management visit is structured & comprehensive — built to meet you where you are, and move you forward with intention.
Treatment Access,
tailored to you
Purpose
The intake lays the foundation for all medication decisions. It is a detailed conversation that allows us to understand your history, current challenges, and goals before any prescription is written.
What to Expect
Orientation & Consent – Overview of process, confidentiality, and patient rights.
Presenting Concerns – A full discussion of your current symptoms, priorities, and what brings you to treatment.
Psychiatric & Medical History – Previous diagnoses, medication trials, side effects, hospitalizations, medical conditions, allergies.
Family & Social Background – Genetic risks, support systems, stressors, and protective factors.
Substance Use Review – Alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, prescription or other substances.
Mental Status Examination – Structured observation of mood, thought process, cognition, and insight.
Risk & Safety Assessment – Evaluation of suicide or self-harm risk, paired with safety planning if needed.
Diagnostic Formulation – Integrating findings into a working diagnosis, consistent with DSM-5.
Medication Planning – Discussion of appropriate options, risks, benefits, and alternatives.
Lab Orders (if indicated) – Thyroid, metabolic, or other relevant labs ordered; you may use insurance or self-pay directly through the lab.
Outcome
By the end of your evaluation, you will have a clear diagnostic impression, an initial medication plan (if appropriate), and a roadmap for follow-up care.
Purpose:
Follow-ups are structured check-ins that keep your medication plan safe, effective, and responsive to your needs.
Each visit includes:
Symptom & Function Review – Mood, sleep, energy, focus, and daily life.
Medication Monitoring – Benefits, side effects, adherence, and dose adjustments.
Safety Check – Ongoing review of risk, substance use, and protective factors.
Lab Review (if needed) – Updates on blood work or monitoring tests.
Brief Mental Status Exam – Snapshot of mood, thought process, and cognition.
Plan Refinement – Continue, adjust, or change medications; refill coordination; next steps outlined clearly.
Frequency
More frequent visits (every 2–4 weeks) at the start or after changes.
Less frequent (every 1–3 months) once stable, with periodic lab monitoring.
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Direct-Care Model.
Transparent costs.
Focused on you.
At VATAS Integrative Psychiatry & Wellness, we believe mental health care should be transparent, accessible, and designed around you—not insurance companies. That is why we operate on a direct provider payment model. Instead of navigating confusing co-pays, surprise bills, or denials from insurance, you pay your provider directly at a clear, predictable rate. This allows us to focus entirely on your care rather than on coding, billing disputes, or insurer restrictions.
